Wire corset-stay.



M. M. DOWNER.

WIRE CORSET STAY.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 24, 1913.

LG'YQSSQL Patented 0013. 1 4:, 1913.

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m1 strand. am! Eeeving all of the eyes shernate oolis pessmg through the ends of o1 the snie strands disconnected. from the the loops leavzng a e011 between each ps1: loops of the central strand. As shown in of loops 3 the Eorms of the ew-rs t 1 In the accompanying" drawing formmg s eXpzmaed sufiiolenti'y to leave an iuterme- 3 pert of this speelficeh on, Figure 1 is an chats portion of a side strand and two eyes elevatlon or my novel corset szay on a betweeneseh two polnts of engagement with greatly enlarged .scsi

and Figs. 2 3 the central strand. Having; ensjag'ed are slmller mews limes-sting VQihfiCQULOHS 6011s 01" the side strands with the loops of within the scope of the ins/es the centre} sirens) the sc-v' For convenience in escl 'vn shell central strand-i W'Lh th sterloe" s refer to the members of elm y he can esopposite edges eh eeof, psssei etween tml strand am? the sme siigsnds. Iohs the efieci oi which is 0 flatten the 1 0 @enotes the CGZl'flfi Y looped strain, sfu'np into shape for cutting in'io iesgths and when is snnply e. scr az 1d oi wlre bent eher- It will be noted that in so ately @oward the eight sod to form p'ieied fie fined coiis of as side loops Winch aye speelficsilylndlcsted by 1.1. sirands ere shghsiy twisteoi one e'e OI 12 and 13 denote Lie coil-e6. side strands each coil lying under one sie e of -e iooo whch are preferably although no; neeeswith which it is engewd and ever the other serfly made from the same size of wire as sifie of said 100 The interlocking oi the L5 the centre} strand and are wound in oppoloops and ooiis in the manner described pew site dlreetlons m vides ad'i'nirahie resilient supoort o everv The meshes-of manpisetuymg "0 116 of the stay. By interiookfng alternate stay 1s Woolly nmatemsi is es I s and i'esving free coils eni; lnventlon 1s COhCiBf-Cilfid. it 1s 21 U L 3 as in Figs. 1 and 3, "the 10s for the pur soses of the speeificei'io so smte are provides. with support as that the (3011s are threade inioo 1009s 2231 s s d it is made impossible ie! the of the centred strand, as clearly sh. .wn. so at one 5; expand to 2 n a rm. the $01.11 ninstmteo m A 13, L, the other d. The stay,

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a v without fiang'er e; we oi v v Having thus described my invention, I claim '1. A. corset stay comprising a central strand of wire bent into zigzag form with the loops all. arranged in the same plane, and side strands each composed of a single wire formed into coils, each looof the central strand being interlocked with a coil of a side strand, and the coils of said side strands being flattened to substantially the same plane as the loops of the central strand. 2. A corset stay comprising a central strand of Wire bent into zigzag form with the loops all arranged in the same plane, and side strands each composed of a single wire formed into coils, alternate coils of each side strand being interlocked With the successive loops of the central strand on the. sides contiguous to said coils.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature 20 in presence of two Witnesses.

M. MOODY DOWNER.

Witnesses:

S. W. ATHER'roN, H. W. MEADE. 

